CAIE P3 2012 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem
TypeMultiply by polynomial

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  1. Expand \(\frac { 1 } { \sqrt { } ( 1 - 4 x ) }\) in ascending powers of \(x\), up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\), simplifying the coefficients.
  2. Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of \(\frac { 1 + 2 x } { \sqrt { } ( 4 - 16 x ) }\).